Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 35. SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE -- JUSTICE'S COURT

Part 5. General Provisions

Jurisdiction

25-35-502. Jurisdiction. (1) The small claims court has jurisdiction over all actions for the recovery of money or specific personal property when the amount claimed does not exceed $7,000, exclusive of costs, and the defendant can be served within the county where the action is commenced.

(2) The small claims court has jurisdiction over an interpleader under 25-35-508 in which the amount claimed does not exceed $7,000.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 586, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 438, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 10, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 284, L. 2011.